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. >> bill clinton and michelle obama. >> yes. >> where are you from? >> charlotte. >> all right. >> how you doing? >> are you fired up and ready to go? >> fired up and ready to go. i'm ready to go, al. i like that part of what you said -- wekeep them straight. >> tell me what you think is the most important thing. have you been watching the convention the whole time? what impressed you? >> bill clinton's speech. it was amazing. >> why was it amazing? >> because he said the truth. and because it touched the people. >> all right. how you doing? how much are you looking forward to the president? what do you want to hear from the president tonight? >> i just want him to encourage everybody to get out and vote and remind us he can't do this alone. that we have to help him. and get involved and everybody get registered to vote and get out and vote. >> do i think the president deserves four more years? >> he asked me do i think the president deserves four more years? of course! >> why do you think he deserves four more years? >> i think he has done a fantasti
. >> bill clinton and michelle obama. >> yes. >> where are you from? >> charlotte. >> all right. >> how you doing? >> are you fired up and ready to go? >> fired up and ready to go. i'm ready to go, al. i like that part of what you said -- wekeep them straight. >> tell me what you think is the most important thing. have you been watching the convention the whole time? what impressed you? >> bill clinton's speech. it was amazing....
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they know men and women like michelle obama. they know men like barack obama. and they are not falling for it and they are the neadrethals. they are wondering, what cave did you come out of? >> ana marie, is this due to desperation that they are going back to the old dirty tricks and code words because they are losing and they've become desperate? >> i think so, al. i have to say, i want to be totally fair. people said some really nasty things about george bush when he was in office. there are pretty awful character turs of him. there's one significant thing, it did not have the racialress nans of him and that's a huge thing. here's one thing that i think they have in common. those things didn't really work. those slurs against george bush did not really work with the mass amount of people and i do not think that these things are working in part because we have grown as a country. we elected barack obama. that doesn't mean that we've seen the end of racism but it does mean that people my age, people a little younger than me don't have that same resonance becaus
they know men and women like michelle obama. they know men like barack obama. and they are not falling for it and they are the neadrethals. they are wondering, what cave did you come out of? >> ana marie, is this due to desperation that they are going back to the old dirty tricks and code words because they are losing and they've become desperate? >> i think so, al. i have to say, i want to be totally fair. people said some really nasty things about george bush when he was in...
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we were talking about michelle obama. is she a natural? is she just so comfortable now on the stage that she could handle that kind of moment? >> i think she is exactly who she is, that what you saw was completely genuine. the first lady has always been like that. she and the president both have this really long history of community organizing, working with families, church groups, people of faith, students, and that's exactly what you saw last night was the first lady really speaking from the heart, talking about her husband, talking about the incredible people she's met along the way, the work that she and dr. biden have done with the troops. it got me teary-eyed. i think the first lady got inspired because of the stories she was relating. >> the stakes for bill clinton coming out tonight, you went through the campaign, you know just how bitter it was against the clintons. this is a coming together where bill clinton is really going to be validating barack obama on welfare reform and some of the other issues. >> absolutely. and we are so
we were talking about michelle obama. is she a natural? is she just so comfortable now on the stage that she could handle that kind of moment? >> i think she is exactly who she is, that what you saw was completely genuine. the first lady has always been like that. she and the president both have this really long history of community organizing, working with families, church groups, people of faith, students, and that's exactly what you saw last night was the first lady really speaking...
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it's getting ugly. >>> and first lady michelle obama's speech out on the fight for voting rights. you'll want to hear this one. you're watching "politicsnation" on msnbc. >> this is the movement of our era, protecting that fundamental right, not just for this election but for the next generation and generations to come. >>> have you joined the "politicsnation" conversation on facebook yet? today our fans loved this photo of the president greeting this very excited make-a-wish child in the oval office. kodi says, i love how our president takings the time to make a child happy. a lot of people are still talking about mr. romney's comments, dismissing the 47% of the country. dave says, obama's running for president of the united states while romney is the divided states. we've got more on that next. we want to hear what you think, too. head over to facebook and search "politicsnation" and "like" us to join the conversation that keeps going long after the show ends. companies have to invest in making things. infrastructure, construction, production. we need it now more than ever. chev
it's getting ugly. >>> and first lady michelle obama's speech out on the fight for voting rights. you'll want to hear this one. you're watching "politicsnation" on msnbc. >> this is the movement of our era, protecting that fundamental right, not just for this election but for the next generation and generations to come. >>> have you joined the "politicsnation" conversation on facebook yet? today our fans loved this photo of the president greeting this...
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>> michelle obama. one word heart. >> michelle obama. >> the first lady hands down, inspirational. >> best speech of the night. >> the first lady. >> michelle obama, without a doubt, it was the most heartwarming speech i've heard all night. >> best speech? >> michelle obama, washington, d.c.. >> why? >> awesome, because she's woman power. >> woman power. sir? >> governor strickland. hardline. >> mayor castro, he's definitely going to go far. >> did you say rahm emmanuel? >> are you looking for patronage? >> mayor castro, inspiring, truly about the american dream. >> michelle obama is great, she loves women for real, she didn't have to do a script. >> michelle obama all the way. >> castro, deval patrick, the future of the democratic party. >> i think you're right, i think those guys are going to duke it out some day. >> i became a u.s. citizen three years ago, here i am voting for obama, sir. >> michelle obama, she spoke straight from the heart. >> the mayor of san antonio, it's an american laugh. >> mic
>> michelle obama. one word heart. >> michelle obama. >> the first lady hands down, inspirational. >> best speech of the night. >> the first lady. >> michelle obama, without a doubt, it was the most heartwarming speech i've heard all night. >> best speech? >> michelle obama, washington, d.c.. >> why? >> awesome, because she's woman power. >> woman power. sir? >> governor strickland. hardline. >> mayor castro, he's...
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obama for his new day time talk show. he says he is honored. the interview will air next wednesday. >>> and bill clinton told cnn he can't be president in the u.s. again but he does have other options. clinton says because of his irish heritage, he would be eligible to run for president in ireland. since his home state of arkansas was part of the french empire before the louisiana purchase, he could run for president of france. but his french is so bad that he says "within a week i'd be toast." and that's your morning dish of "scrambled politics." >>> and now here's your "first look" at how wall street is going to kick off the day. the dow closed at 13,413 after falling 44 points yesterday. the s&p 500 lost eight. nasdaq was down 24. >>> taking a look at overseas trading this morning in, tokyo, the nikkei gained 43 points, hong kong, the hang seng jumped 234. >>> mixed housing data and unrest in europe extended the s & p's losing streak on wednesday. the median price of new homes sold in august rose by a record amount. ho
obama for his new day time talk show. he says he is honored. the interview will air next wednesday. >>> and bill clinton told cnn he can't be president in the u.s. again but he does have other options. clinton says because of his irish heritage, he would be eligible to run for president in ireland. since his home state of arkansas was part of the french empire before the louisiana purchase, he could run for president of france. but his french is so bad that he says "within a week...
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now that the president and first lady have been swept off their feet, remember when michelle obama was hoisted up by a member of the u.s. olympic wrestling team. >>> steve king scored an endorsement from mitt romney on friday. steve king, the iowa republican who thinks president obama's birth announcement could have been telegraphed from kenya to hawaii. the dnc is out with a new ad highlighting a few of king's disgusting positions. >> i'm looking here at steve king. this man needs to be your congressman again. i want him as my partner in washington, d.c. >> congressman king says he's not aware of any young victims like that. >> i haven't heard of that being a circumstance. when i go down there and sit on the border, i come to this conclusion. we can't shut this off unless we build a fence and a wall. we can also electrify this wire with the kind of current that wouldn't kill somebody. we do that with livestock all the time. >> i'm looking at steve king, this man needs to be your congressman. he want him as my partner in washington, d.c. >> as jack kennedy said, sometimes party loyalty
now that the president and first lady have been swept off their feet, remember when michelle obama was hoisted up by a member of the u.s. olympic wrestling team. >>> steve king scored an endorsement from mitt romney on friday. steve king, the iowa republican who thinks president obama's birth announcement could have been telegraphed from kenya to hawaii. the dnc is out with a new ad highlighting a few of king's disgusting positions. >> i'm looking here at steve king. this man...
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that was michelle obama speaking at the congressional black caucus this saturday night. she was referring to the concerted effort since 2010, of course, to make it more difficult to vote, especially minorities. this map shows the 17 states where laws have been passed since then making it tougher to vote now than it was in the last -- harder than the last election. so this year it's even more important that everyone who is eligible to vote i think get registered to vote and fight for that right to vote. today is national voter registration day in this country. it's a two-pronged effort to get people registered and make sure people know what sorts of documentation they need to vote on election day or earlier. marc morial is the president of the urban league and sponsored the national voter registration day itself. victoria defrancesco soto is an nbc latino contributor. i want to talk, marc, thank you so much for coming on. here is your chance to make the case to people who might be disillusioned or discouraged because they've heard about all the suppression out there, atte
that was michelle obama speaking at the congressional black caucus this saturday night. she was referring to the concerted effort since 2010, of course, to make it more difficult to vote, especially minorities. this map shows the 17 states where laws have been passed since then making it tougher to vote now than it was in the last -- harder than the last election. so this year it's even more important that everyone who is eligible to vote i think get registered to vote and fight for that right...
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tomorrow it will be obama alone with michelle. that picture is very important. that president clinton delivered. here's another bit of the president going big time tonight. >> since 1961, for 52 years now, the republicans have held the white house 28 years. the democrats, 24. in those 52 years, our private economy has produced 66 million private sector jobs. so what is the job score? republicans, 24 million. democrats, 42. >> wow! tonight you learn what the word surrogate means. that's a surrogate out there. bill clinton making the fight for barack obama. if you need someone in your corner, nobody is better than bill. for more i'm joined by the "huffington post." both are political analysts. look, is this the start of something big, joy? have they finally decided to put the surrogates on the road. michelle, bill clinton, all the best. instead of putting the juniors on. put the real big shots to defend they guy. >> if they're smart they'll take bill clinton's speech. cut i up into parts. each individual defense of policy and they will e-mail that to every other s
tomorrow it will be obama alone with michelle. that picture is very important. that president clinton delivered. here's another bit of the president going big time tonight. >> since 1961, for 52 years now, the republicans have held the white house 28 years. the democrats, 24. in those 52 years, our private economy has produced 66 million private sector jobs. so what is the job score? republicans, 24 million. democrats, 42. >> wow! tonight you learn what the word surrogate means....
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michelle obama hit a 535 foot grand slam. bill clinton, the ball is still sailing out of the park. >> jennifer granholm, that was a wild one. >> i want to show part of that. >> look at her. >> no idea she could do this. >> that was billy mark getting into a fight with george steinbrenner in 1977. then barack obama. guess what? barack obama's home run, it just went over the fence. but guess what, it was still a home run. >> and the choreography was superior to the republican convention. last night, a nice speech, then clint eastwood. then mitt romney. it threw off. here, you could see where there were going. michelle obama sets it up. we don't just feel your pain. we lived your pain. you can go gown down the line from bill clinton to the president. >> thursday night was a complete missed opportunity. the video of mitt romney of the two conventions was the most powerful thing i've seen of the two conventions. what they should have done is have marco rubio speak, then have him introduce that video, then mitt romney walk on to th
michelle obama hit a 535 foot grand slam. bill clinton, the ball is still sailing out of the park. >> jennifer granholm, that was a wild one. >> i want to show part of that. >> look at her. >> no idea she could do this. >> that was billy mark getting into a fight with george steinbrenner in 1977. then barack obama. guess what? barack obama's home run, it just went over the fence. but guess what, it was still a home run. >> and the choreography was superior to...
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. >> first lady michelle obama and mitt romney were campaigning today in virginia. and with only 54 days until the election, we have a new nbc/"wall street journal"/marist poll of that state and two other crucial battleground states, florida and ohio. joining me now to take us through the numbers is nbc political director and host of nbc's "daily rundown," chuck todd. what do we have to know about this poll? >> part of me wants to call these states the iron triangle of the battleground, if you will. it feels like all of the ways to 270 all go through these three states first. but let me start in virginia. this is where the president is sitting at a five-point lead. 49-44. ohio, his lead is a couple of points higher, 53 to 43. florida, on identical, 49-44, to what it is in virginia. all of these three states have the president sitting at 49 or 50. all of them have his job approval sitting at 49 or 50. and all of them for the first time since we've been polling in these swing states have the right track/wrong track above 40%. that's the first time we've seen all of th
. >> first lady michelle obama and mitt romney were campaigning today in virginia. and with only 54 days until the election, we have a new nbc/"wall street journal"/marist poll of that state and two other crucial battleground states, florida and ohio. joining me now to take us through the numbers is nbc political director and host of nbc's "daily rundown," chuck todd. what do we have to know about this poll? >> part of me wants to call these states the iron...
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how and where do you best use the president, joe biden, bill clinton, michelle obama. what's the strategy? >> well, you have a set number of battleground states, especially in this election, the map i would say favors us more than it toes the republicans because they have must-win states. republicans can't win this election if they won't win florida, virginia, ohio. the map doesn't add up. what you do is divide and conquer. you have the president and vice president hitting the first key battlegrounds and see surrogates like the first lady and vice president, joe biden, you send her to other second tier states. >> joe biden in the blue collar areas, in those states of michigan, iowa, pennsylvania. ohio. where his kind of background fits very well with that middle of the road electorate that hasn't decided yet. >> you know, when you look at the key undecideds, a lot of these middle of the road voters who are still trying to figure out which way they want to go, i think what you saw from the convention here was a really impassioned message by democrats that made it very c
how and where do you best use the president, joe biden, bill clinton, michelle obama. what's the strategy? >> well, you have a set number of battleground states, especially in this election, the map i would say favors us more than it toes the republicans because they have must-win states. republicans can't win this election if they won't win florida, virginia, ohio. the map doesn't add up. what you do is divide and conquer. you have the president and vice president hitting the first key...
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tomorrow night first ladies michelle obama speaks and a rising star san antonio mayor julian castro gives the keynote speech. on wednesday, two warriors for the middle class. elizabeth warren and former president bill clinton. and thursday the main event, speeches from vice president biden and president obama. today at labor day rallies, they pounded a message defending the middle class. how did governor romney spend his labor day? 64 days until election day? he celebrated on his boat. just taking it out to run a few errands. normal stuff. she's a yar vessel. he's in vermont home of pretty barns like this one. and bed and breakfast places like this one. maybe he's a little sore from getting no bounce in the polls from his convention. ouch. but down in charlotte, this week will be all about answering a key question. are people better off than they were four years ago? vice president biden has no doubt. >> folks, let me make something clear and say to the press america is better off today than they left us when they left. want to know why we're better off? i've got a bumper sticker for you.
tomorrow night first ladies michelle obama speaks and a rising star san antonio mayor julian castro gives the keynote speech. on wednesday, two warriors for the middle class. elizabeth warren and former president bill clinton. and thursday the main event, speeches from vice president biden and president obama. today at labor day rallies, they pounded a message defending the middle class. how did governor romney spend his labor day? 64 days until election day? he celebrated on his boat. just...
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we're going to have bill clinton, you're going to have michelle obama, and you're going to have the president talking about these issues. i think they can energize people and get a big bounce out of this convention that basically the republicans didn't get because they had basically a completely dishonest convention. they didn't talk about facts. they had nothing but platitudes. they talked about the forefathers, their aunts, their uncles, their moms, their dads, but they didn't talk about tash cut for the rich. they didn't talk about eliminating capital gains. they didn't talk about sending vouchers out instead of medicare. they didn't talk about what they stand for. and the good thing about president obama, he's not afraid to say what he believes in. when he goes on the trail, he says we're going to increase taxes on the very rich. and you know what? that's what it's all about. >> mr. cohen, can this country trust mitt romney. can wage earners trust mitt romney from what you heard last week? >> not at all. mitt romney brought us a new verb in the english language. bained. workers know they'
we're going to have bill clinton, you're going to have michelle obama, and you're going to have the president talking about these issues. i think they can energize people and get a big bounce out of this convention that basically the republicans didn't get because they had basically a completely dishonest convention. they didn't talk about facts. they had nothing but platitudes. they talked about the forefathers, their aunts, their uncles, their moms, their dads, but they didn't talk about tash...
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after graduation, he married michelle robinson, another harvard-trained lawyer. they met when she served as his mentor during a summer law firm internship. >> she's very much a partner to her husband in their relationship. she's a very accomplished person, thoughtful, and she has strong opinions about things. >> the couple made their home in chicago, where barack taught constitutional law, worked on a book about his life, and began thinking hard about his ambitions. >> if a point comes where i think that i can do more good in a political office than i can doing the things i'm doing now, then i might think about it. but that time is certainly in the future. >> two years after that interview, the future came to life, as obama ran for and won a seat in the illinois state senate. even before that run, there was something about him that caught people. >> i met barack obama because a friend of mine in chicago, named betty lou saltman, active in politics here, called me up in 1992. she said, i just met the most remarkable young man and i think you ought to meet him. his
after graduation, he married michelle robinson, another harvard-trained lawyer. they met when she served as his mentor during a summer law firm internship. >> she's very much a partner to her husband in their relationship. she's a very accomplished person, thoughtful, and she has strong opinions about things. >> the couple made their home in chicago, where barack taught constitutional law, worked on a book about his life, and began thinking hard about his ambitions. >> if a...
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michelle obama is going to be a super home run, whatever it is, a grand slam. but they do have to give a speech that goes beyond rhetoric and the president has to tell people where are we going forward. that's the gap. >> you bet. and the president will focus on the middle class like a laser. he will talk about investments. not just cut everything. there are some things that have to be cut. we have to reform medicare. we can argue about how to do it. but he's going to talk about education and how that's your kids' future. they want to cut student loan, the bill i had that gave a $2,500 tax credit to parents for helping their kids go to college, they oppose. he's going to talk about infrastructure. every american know when is you get your infrastructure going and you build your roads and highways and sewers -- >> but it's about spending. the american people want something that makes sense. >> he's going to talk about investment but he's also going to do it in the context of balancing the budget. mitt romney is so narrow that he thinks if you do well for him and
michelle obama is going to be a super home run, whatever it is, a grand slam. but they do have to give a speech that goes beyond rhetoric and the president has to tell people where are we going forward. that's the gap. >> you bet. and the president will focus on the middle class like a laser. he will talk about investments. not just cut everything. there are some things that have to be cut. we have to reform medicare. we can argue about how to do it. but he's going to talk about education...
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michelle obama knows him as a man. this man, the vice president, knows him as a president like nobody else know himself. i think he communicated that tonight. >> i totally agree. i think that bridges something ed said. nobody needs joe biden to be introduced to them. joe biden has a particularity as a politician who first ran for president in, what, 1987? he's been around for a long time. he's been in washington forever. he's a familiar and familial figure, almost. i actually think part of this reassurance role he was playing was at the best in one of rocky. at one point he said folks, i. kwa watched him, he never waivers. he steps up. he asks over and over again, how is this going to help ordinary families? he says that's what's inside this man. that's what makes him tick. trust me. you know me, i'm joe biden and i'm telling you, this guy is the real deal. that's applying the full joe biden. the question whether there are still people uncomfortable with the coolness of barack obama. >> this is the great irony and para
michelle obama knows him as a man. this man, the vice president, knows him as a president like nobody else know himself. i think he communicated that tonight. >> i totally agree. i think that bridges something ed said. nobody needs joe biden to be introduced to them. joe biden has a particularity as a politician who first ran for president in, what, 1987? he's been around for a long time. he's been in washington forever. he's a familiar and familial figure, almost. i actually think part...
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. >> that matches, when i interviewed michelle obama on the campaign trail, they really don't want this to change them. they really don't want to change as people, as individuals. >> too bad. >> it's impossible. >> it is completely impossible, isn't it, jon meacham, especially these days? >> oh, yeah. but the drama of almost every president in recent times has been that they feel that to whom much is given, much is expected so that he'll find a way to serve in some broadway. i would strongly -- i would suspect that obama would look very hard at the clinton global initiative and what president carter's done. >> the idea is that he's going to go do nothing, his interactions with the world are going to return to more normal -- people are just going to treat him like another guy kind of thing. >> well, someone bear hugged him. there you go. the piece is in the new issue of "vanity fair." michael lewis. thank you very much. >> great piece in "vanity fair." make sure you go out and get it. >>> still ahead, new video from vie row where fresh clashes are erupting between police and protesters.
. >> that matches, when i interviewed michelle obama on the campaign trail, they really don't want this to change them. they really don't want to change as people, as individuals. >> too bad. >> it's impossible. >> it is completely impossible, isn't it, jon meacham, especially these days? >> oh, yeah. but the drama of almost every president in recent times has been that they feel that to whom much is given, much is expected so that he'll find a way to serve in some...